Prescription opioid death rate by gender U.S. 1999-2021 | Statista

In 2021, males in the United States had a prescription opioid overdose death rate of about 6 per 100,000 population. This statistic shows the annual death rate for prescription opioid overdose deaths in the United States from 1999 to 2021, by gender.

U.S. death rate from prescription opioid overdose from 1999 to 2021, by gender (per 100,000 population)

Characteristic	Female	Male
2021	3.8	6
2020	3.8	6.1
2019	3.4	5.1
2018	3.7	5.3
2017	4.2	6.1
2016	4.3	6.2
2015	4	5.4
2014	3.9	5.2
2013	3.7	5.1
2012	3.7	5.3
2011	3.8	5.9
2010	3.6	5.8
2009	3.3	5.5
2008	3.2	5.4
2007	3.2	5.3
2006	2.8	4.9
2005	2.4	4.1
2004	2.1	3.7
2003	1.8	3.3
2002	1.6	2.9
2001	1.1	2.2
2000	0.9	1.8
1999	0.7	1.7

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February 2023

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United States

Survey time period

1999 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Prescription Opioids ICD-10 codes (T40.2-T40.3)

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